Modelling the seasonal cycle of dissolved organic carbon at station E1 in the English channel

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-109

  Anderson, T R ^a   Williams, P J Le B ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Dissolved organic compounds; English Channel; Models; Nitrogen cycle

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; MODELLING; NITROGEN CYCLE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 0031937131     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0257     Document Type: Article

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